Panasonic Hdc Hs9 Operating Instructions

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Recording 
(Advanced)
3
Manual recording functions
¬Rotate the mode dial to select   or  .
Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to MANUAL.
The icon shown in the illustration appears.
When you record images in different situations, this mode automatically sets optimum shutter speeds 
and apertures.
Select the menu. (l29)≥Set [SCENE MODE] to [OFF] or the AUTO/
MANUAL/FOCUS switch to AUTO to cancel 
the function.
Sports mode
≥For slow-motion playback or playback pause of 
recorded pictures, this mode helps diminish 
camera shake.
≥During normal playback, the image movement 
may not look smooth.
≥Avoid recording under fluorescent light, 
mercury light or sodium light because the color 
and brightness of the playback image may 
change.
≥If you record a subject illuminated with bright 
light or a highly reflective subject, vertical lines 
of light may appear.
≥If the brightness is insufficient, the sports mode 
does not function. The [5] display flashes.
≥If this mode is used indoors, the screen may 
flicker.
Scene mode
VIDEOPHOTO
White balance (l63)
Aperture adjustment (l64)
Manual shutter speed (l64)
[BASIC] # [SCENE MODE] # desired 
setting
IconMode/Recording conditions
5Sports
Used to record fast action.
Portrait
To make people stand out against the 
background
Spotlight
Improved quality when subject is 
brightly illuminated.
Surf & snow
Improved image quality when 
shooting on beaches or snowy 
locations.
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Portrait mode
≥If this mode is used indoors, the screen may 
flicker. If so, change the scene mode setting to 
[OFF].Spotlight mode
≥If the recording subject is extremely bright, the 
subject may become washed out and the 
periphery extremely darkened.
Surf & snow mode
≥If the subject is extremely bright, the recorded 
image may become washed out.
If auto focusing is difficult due to the conditions, then use manual focus.
≥Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to MANUAL. (l61)
1(When MF assist function is used)
Select the menu. (l29)
≥This function’s default setting is [ON].
2Move the switch down and set it 
to FOCUS position.
The manual focus indication [MF] and the icon 
shown in the illustration appear.
3Move the cursor button to bring 
the subject into focus.
The center of the screen is enlarged. The normal 
screen returns approximately 2 seconds after 
you finish bringing the subject into focus.
≥The center of the screen is not enlarged when 
[MF ASSIST] is [OFF].
≥Move the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch 
down again to the FOCUS or AUTO position to 
restore to the automatic adjustment.
≥MF assist does not work if the zoom 
magnification is more than 10k.
≥The part of the screen that is enlarged is not 
enlarged on the image actually recorded.
≥The zebra pattern does not appear on the part 
of the screen that is enlarged when [ZEBRA] is 
[ON].
Manual focus adjustment
[ADVANCED] # [MF ASSIST] # [ON]
AUTO
MANUAL
FOCUS
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The automatic white balance function may not reproduce natural colors depending on the scenes or 
lighting conditions. If so, you can adjust the white balance manually.
≥Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to MANUAL. (l61)
1Move the cursor button to select 
[].
2Select the white balance mode.
≥Set the white balance mode to [ ] or the 
AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to AUTO to 
restore to the automatic adjustment.
∫To set the white balance 
manually
1 Select [ ], fill the screen with a white 
subject.
2 Select [ ].
≥When the screen turns black instantly and the 
[ ] display stops flashing and then lights 
constantly, the setting is complete.
≥If the [ ] display continues flashing, the 
white balance cannot be set because it is too 
dark etc. In this case, use the automatic white 
balance.
≥When the [ ] display flashes, the manual 
white balance previously adjusted is stored.
Whenever recording conditions change, re-set 
the white balance for correct adjustment.
≥When setting both the white balance and the 
iris/gain, set the white balance first.
White balance
IconMode/Recording conditions
Auto white balance adjustment
Indoor mode (for recording under 
incandescent lamps)
Incandescent lights, halogen lamps
Outdoor mode
Outdoors under a clear sky
Manual adjustment mode
≥Mercury-vapor lamps, sodium 
lamps, some fluorescent lights
≥Lights used for wedding 
receptions at hotels, stage 
spotlights in theaters
≥Sunrise, sunset, etc.
AW B
AW B
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Shutter Speed:
Adjust it when recording fast-moving subjects.
Aperture:
Adjust it when the screen is too bright or too dark.
≥Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to MANUAL. (l61)
1Move the cursor button to select 
[ ] (aperture) or [ ] (shutter 
speed).
2Make the adjustment.
AShutter speed:
1/30 to 1/8000
≥If [AUTO SLOW SHTR] is set to [OFF], the 
shutter speed will be set between 1/60 and 
1/8000.
≥If [24pDIGITAL CINEMA] is set to [ON], the 
shutter speed will be set between 1/24 and 
1/8000. (When [AUTO SLOW SHTR] is set to 
[OFF], the range is 1/48 to 1/8000.)
≥The shutter speed closer to 1/8000 is faster.
BIris/Gain value:
CLOSE # (F16 to F2.0) # OPEN # (0dB to 
18dB)
≥Value closer to [CLOSE] darken the image.
≥Value closer to [18dB] brighten the image.
≥When the iris value is adjusted to brighter than 
[OPEN], it changes to the gain value.
≥Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to 
AUTO to restore to automatic adjustment.
≥When setting both the shutter speed and the 
iris/gain value, set the shutter speed and then 
set the iris/gain value.Manual shutter speed adjustment
≥Avoid recording under fluorescent light, 
mercury light or sodium light because the color 
and brightness of the playback image may 
change.
≥If you increase the shutter speed manually, the 
noise on the screen may increase.
≥You may see vertical lines of light in the 
playback image of a brightly shining subject or 
highly reflective subject, but this is not a 
malfunction.
≥During normal playback, image movement 
may not look smooth.
≥When recording in an extremely bright place, 
the screen may change color or flicker. If so 
adjust the shutter speed manually to [1/60] or 
[1/100].
Manual iris/gain adjustment
≥If the gain value is increased, the noise on the 
screen increases.
≥Depending on the zoom magnification, there 
are iris values that are not displayed.
Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustment
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Preparation
Recording
Playback
Backup
With a PC
Others
66Playback
74Editing
82With a TV
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Playback
1
Motion picture playback
ALock release button
BAlign with the mark.
≥Rotate the mode dial while at the same time pressing in the lock release button if changing from OFF 
to another mode.
1Rotate the mode dial to select 
.
2(When playing back from an SD card)
Select [ ] (motion picture 
playback) of [ ] (card 
playback) tab with the cursor 
button.
CCard playback tab
DMotion picture playback(When playing back from a HDD)
Select [ ] (motion picture 
playback) of [ ] (HDD playback) 
tab with the cursor button.
EHDD playback tab
FMotion picture playback
VIDEO
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3Select the scene to be played 
back and press the cursor 
button.
GThumbnail display
HPrevious page
INext page
JPlay mode select button
KScene number
The selected scene is played back on the full 
screen, and the operation icon is automatically 
displayed on the screen.
≥If 9 or more scenes have been recorded, the 
next (or previous) page can be displayed by 
moving the cursor button left and right or 
selecting  /  and then pressing 
the cursor button.
≥The scene number display switches to the 
page number, except when thumbnails are 
selected.
≥Press the cursor button while selecting the play 
mode select button to switch to the thumbnails 
of the following scenes.
 (All scenes):
Playback of all scenes
 (By date):
Playback of scenes recorded on a selected date 
(l69)
 (Intelligent scene selection):
Playback of the detected scenes that have been 
recorded vividly (l70)
4Select the playback operation 
with the cursor button.
1/;: Playback/Pause
6: Rewind playback
5: Fast forward playback
∫: Stops the playback and shows the 
thumbnails.
≥The operation icon appears or disappears 
each time the cursor button is pressed.
∫Speaker volume adjustment
Move the volume lever to adjust the speaker 
volume during playback.
To w a r d s  “r”:
Increases the volume
To w a r d s  “s”:
Decreases the volume
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∫Fast forward/rewind playback
Move the cursor button right during playback to 
fast forward.
(Move the cursor button left to rewind.)
≥The fast forward/rewind speed increases if you 
move the cursor button again. (The display on 
the screen changes from 5 to  .)
≥Normal playback is restored when you move 
the cursor button up.
Operating with the remote control
Press the 6
 or 5 button during playback.
∫Skip playback
(to the start of a scene)
(Operation is possible with the remote 
control only.)
Press the : or 9 button during playback.
∫Slow-motion playback
1 Pause the playback.
2 Move and hold the cursor button right. 
(Move and hold the cursor button left to 
play back slow-motion pictures in 
reverse.)
≥Normal playback is restored when you move 
the cursor button up.
≥When slow-motion pictures are played back in 
reverse, they will be shown continuously at 
approximately 2/3
rd the speed of normal 
playback (intervals of 0.5 seconds).
Operating with the remote control
Press the E or D button during playback.
∫Frame-by-frame playback
The motion picture is advanced one frame at a 
time.
1 Pause the playback.
2 Move the cursor button right. (Move the 
cursor button left to advance the frames 
one at a time in the reverse direction.)
≥Normal playback is restored when you move 
the cursor button up.
≥When the frames are advanced one at a time 
in the reverse direction, they will be shown in 
intervals of 0.5 seconds.
VOL
PLAY
PA U S E
SEARCH
STILL ADV STILL ADVSEARCH
PLAY
STOP SKIP SKIP
PA U S E
SEARCH
STILL ADV STILL ADVSEARCH
PLAY
STOP SKIP SKIP
PA U S E
SEARCH
STILL ADV STILL ADVSEARCH
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Operating with the remote control
1 Press the ; button.
2 Press the E or D button.
≥Sound will be heard only during normal 
playback.
≥If pause play is continued for 5 minutes, the 
screen returns to the thumbnails.
≥Any scenes where the thumbnails are 
displayed as   cannot be played back. An 
error message appears and the screen shows 
the thumbnails.
≥During motion picture playback, the power will 
not turn off even if the LCD monitor is closed.
≥The remaining time for playback indication will 
be reset to “0h00m00s” each scene.
≥A continuous recording of motion picture data 
that exceeds 4 GB may momentarily stop at 
every 4 GB of data when played back with 
another device.Scenes recorded on the same day can be played 
back in succession.
1Select   (By date), then press 
the cursor button.
2Select the playback date, then 
press the cursor button.
The scenes recorded on the date selected are 
displayed as thumbnails.
≥Move the cursor button up or down to select 
the playback date. Move the cursor button left 
to select the last date of the previous month, 
and move it to the right to select the last date of 
the following month.
3Select the scene to be played 
back, then press the cursor 
button.
≥Select   (All scenes) and press the cursor 
button to return to the playback of all scenes.
≥Playing back of all the scenes returns if the 
power is turned off or the mode dial is 
operated.
Motion picture compatibility
≥This unit is based on the AVCHD format.
≥The video signal that can be played back on 
this unit is 1920k1080/60i, 1920k1080/24p 
or 1440k1080/60i.
≥This unit may degrade or not play back 
motion pictures recorded or created on 
other products, and other products may 
degrade or not play back motion pictures 
recorded on this unit, even if the products 
support AVCHD.
PLAY
STOP SKIP SKIP
PA U S E
SEARCH
STILL ADV STILL ADVSEARCH
PLAY
STOP SKIP SKIP
PA U S E
SEARCH
STILL ADV STILL ADVSEARCH
Playing back motion 
pictures by date
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≥Even if scenes are recorded on the same day, 
they are grouped separately in the following 
cases.
jWhen the number of scenes exceeds 99
jWhen the SD card or HDD is repaired
jWhen the setting of 24pDIGITAL CINEMA is 
changed
*
jWhen the recording mode is changed from 
HA/HG/HX to HE* or HE to HA/HG/HX*
* –1, –2... is added after the recording date 
displayed on the screen.
Motion pictures are played back after excepting 
some parts that may not have been recorded 
clearly such as image shaking or out-of-focus 
scenes.
1Select  (Intelligent scene 
selection), then press the cursor 
button.
2Select the scene to be played back, 
then press the cursor button.
≥Select   (All scenes) and press the cursor 
button to return to the playback of all scenes.
≥Select   (By date) and press the cursor 
button to activate the Intelligent scene 
selection on the selected date. (l69)
≥To return to the Intelligent scene selection for 
all scenes, select   (All scenes) with the 
cursor button and then press the cursor button.
≥The following motion pictures are skipped
jWhen motion pictures are recorded while 
moving the unit quickly
jWhen the unit shakes
jWhen the image contrast is too strong such 
as when using backlight:jWhen scenes are too dark
jWhen motion pictures are recorded while the 
unit is upside down or downward
jWhen the subject is out of focus
≥
Up to 9 sections can be skipped for a single scene.≥When motion pictures are skipped, the image 
stops momentarily.
≥The position of sections to be skipped may 
vary depending on the type of recording, with 
some having no skipped parts.
≥Playing back all the scenes returns if the power 
is turned off or the mode dial is operated.
≥For data that are copied to a PC or written to 
media by selecting motion pictures, or edited 
with the easy editing function of HD Writer 
2.5E, the Intelligent scene selection is 
disabled.
Playback of the first scene starts after playback 
of the last scene finishes.
Select the menu. (l29)
The [ ] indication appears on the thumbnail 
and full screen views.
≥All the scenes on the SD card or HDD are 
played back repeatedly. (When the play mode 
is set to  , all the scenes on the selected 
date are played back repeatedly.)
≥Set [REPEAT PLAY] to [OFF] to cancel the 
repeat playback function.
If playback of a scene was stopped halfway, the 
playback can be resumed from where it was stopped.
Select the menu. (l29)
If playback of a motion picture is stopped, [ ] 
appears on the thumbnail view of the stopped 
scene.
≥Set [RESUME PLAY] to [OFF] to cancel the 
resume playback function.
≥The memorized resume position is cleared if 
you turn off the power or operate the mode 
dial.
Intelligent scene selection
(Extracting parts recorded clearly to 
play back)
Repeat playback
[VIDEO SETUP] # [REPEAT PLAY] # [ON]
Resuming the previous 
playback
[VIDEO SETUP] # [RESUME PLAY] # [ON]
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